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Bank Foot.

History

Construction of the extension of the Metro from Bank Foot to Newcastle Airport began in 1990, after funding had been secured from the European Economic Community. The majority of the route of the extension uses the alignment of the Ponteland Railway, with a short (around 0.2 miles or 0.32 kilometres) section of new right-of-way at the airport end. The Ponteland Railway opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating into the late 1960s.[3][4]

During the construction of the line, dedicated bus route M77 operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport.[5]

The extension and station opened on 17 November 1991, at a cost of £12 million. The new station at the airport had a pyramid design, and was linked to both platforms and the main airport terminal by covered walkways. As well as the airport station, a new intermediate station was built at Callerton Parkway, and a second platform was added to Bank Foot station.[3][6]

In 2014, a survey conducted by the Consumers Association found that the Tyne and Wear Metro service from the Airport was one of the highest rated airport rail links in the country for customer satisfaction – scoring 85%. Only the rail link serving Birmingham Airport was rated higher.[7]

The station was used by 1.106 million passengers in 2024/25,[2] considerably higher than the pre-pandemic figure of 0.884 million in 2018/19.[2]

Facilities

The only access to the station is through the airport’s main terminal building. Step-free covered walkways link the terminal building to the ticket hall, and the ticket hall to the station’s island platform. There is no dedicated car or bicycle parking available at the station, with car parking controlled and operated by the airport. A taxi rank is located at the front of the terminal building.[1]

The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines accept payment with credit and debit cards (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[8][9] The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations on the network.[10][11]

Services

As of May 2026, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturdays, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sundays. Trains run southbound to South Hylton via Central Station and Sunderland.[a][1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Prior to 12 December 2005, Green line services operated between South Shields and Newcastle Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 3 “Airport”. Travel North East. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Nexus (25 February 2026). “Passenger Numbers”. WhatDoTheyKnow. Letter to Rhys Williams. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 “Metro’s airport extension celebrates its 25th year”. Nexus. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Young, Alan. “Ponteland Station”. Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. ↑ “OK for airport”. Commercial Motor. 3 May 1990. p. 25. ISSN 0010-3063. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Houlison, Sam (16 November 2016). “The Metro to the airport opened 25 years ago”. Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. ↑ “Metro rail link to Newcastle Airport hailed as one of country’s best”. The Northern Echo. Darlington: Newsquest. 10 March 2014. ISSN 2043-0442. Retrieved 30 May 2026. The North-East’s biggest airport has one of the best transport links in the country, according to the Consumers Association. The organisation says the Tyne and Wear Metro line to Newcastle International Airport, beats dedicated non-stop services to Heathrow and Gatwick for value for money and quality, a passenger survey found.
  8. ↑ “Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment”. Nexus (Press release). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ “Revamp for Metro ticket machines”. BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  10. ↑ “City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates”. Nexus (Press release). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  11. ↑ “Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces”. Nexus (Press release). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2026.